Atkinson v. EVERBRITE. INC.

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• concluding that widow had only contract claims against her deceased husband's former employer
• concluding that widow had only contract claims against her deceased husband's former employer
• party asserting tort claim must identify a legal duty existing independently of the contract
• \[T]ort obligations are in general obligations [that are] imposed by law ... to avoid injury to others.\ (quoting W. PAGE KEETON ET AL., PROSSER AND KEETON ON THE LAW OF TORTS § 92 (5th ed. 1984))
• “[T]ort obligations are in general ob- ligations [that are] imposed by law … to avoid injury to oth- ers.” (quoting W. PAGE KEETON ET AL., PROSSER AND KEETON ON THE LAW OF TORTS § 92 (5th ed. 1984))

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